योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-55

यथा चित्रकृदन्तःस्था निर्देहा भाति पुत्रिका ।
तथैव भासते ब्रह्मा चिदाकाशाच्छरञ्जनम् ॥ ५५ ॥

yathā citrakṛdantaḥsthā nirdehā bhāti putrikā ,
tathaiva bhāsate brahmā cidākāśāccharañjanam 55

55. yathā citrakṛt antaḥsthā nirdehā bhāti putrikā |
tathā eva bhāsate brahmā cidākāśāt śarañjanam ||

55. citrakṛt antaḥsthā nirdehā putrikā yathā bhāti
tathā eva cidākāśāt brahmā śarañjanam bhāsate

55. Just as a bodiless image appears within the mind of a painter, similarly, the creative manifestation (śarañjanam) as Brahmā shines forth from the consciousness-ether (cidākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

• चित्रकृत् (citrakṛt) - painter, picture-maker

• अन्तःस्था (antaḥsthā) - situated within, internal

• निर्देहा (nirdehā) - bodiless, without a body

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• पुत्रिका (putrikā) - doll, image, puppet

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, seems

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• चिदाकाशात् (cidākāśāt) - from the consciousness-ether, from the space of consciousness

• शरञ्जनम् (śarañjanam) - the creative manifestation, that which delights, beautiful creation

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

चित्रकृत् (citrakṛt) - painter, picture-maker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrakṛt

citrakṛt - painter, picture-maker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+kṛt)

• citra – picture, painting, image
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्तःस्था (antaḥsthā) - situated within, internal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antaḥstha

antaḥstha - standing within, inner, internal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antaḥ+stha)

• antaḥ – within, inside
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)

निर्देहा (nirdehā) - bodiless, without a body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdeha

nirdeha - bodiless, without a body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+deha)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

पुत्रिका (putrikā) - doll, image, puppet

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putrikā

putrikā - a small doll, an image, a puppet

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the creator god, Brahmā

चिदाकाशात् (cidākāśāt) - from the consciousness-ether, from the space of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - the ether/space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)

शरञ्जनम् (śarañjanam) - the creative manifestation, that which delights, beautiful creation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarañjana

śarañjana - creative manifestation, that which delights, beautiful creation (interpreted from context, possibly a variant of śarīriṇām or sarvasṛjanam)

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